News tagged with heart circulation
Using magnets to help prevent heart attacks
If a person's blood becomes too thick it can damage blood vessels and increase the risk of heart attacks. But a Temple University physicist has discovered that he can thin the human blood by subjecting it to a magnetic field.
Jun 07, 2011 |
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Recalled ICD leads fail in women, youths most often
The recalled Sprint Fidelis implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) leads (Medtronic) failed more often in younger patients, women, and individuals with hereditary heart disease, according to a multicenter study published ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 31, 2011 |
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Implanted devices as effective in 'real world' as in clinical trial settings
Implanted devices that treat cardiac dysfunction in heart failure patients are as successful in "real world" use as they are in controlled clinical trial settings, according to a large new study reported in Circulation: Jo ...
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Nov 22, 2010 |
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Molecule involved in heart failure now implicated in heart attack damage
A molecule known to be involved in progressive heart failure has now been shown to also lead to permanent damage after a heart attack, according to researchers at Thomas Jefferson University.
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Sep 15, 2010 |
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Structural defects precede functional decline in heart muscle
The disruption of a structural component in heart muscle cells, which is associated with heart failure, appears to occur even before heart function starts to decline, according to a new study by researchers ...
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Aug 30, 2010 |
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Obstructive sleep apnea linked with later risk of heart disease
Severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) raised the risk of heart failure for middle-aged and older men — and significantly raised the risk of coronary heart disease in men up to age 70, according to research reported in Circulation: Jo ...
Medicine & Health / Sleep apnea
Jul 12, 2010 |
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Scientists reveal the mystery of sudden cardiac death
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at The University of Manchester have solved a mystery connected with why people die from sudden cardiac arrest during sleep - potentially saving thousands of lives.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jul 05, 2010 |
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Importance of cell-cell communication
A team from the Bristol Heart Institute have investigated the importance of cell-cell communication in regulating the formation of new blood vessels following the restriction in blood supply to the heart or back leg in mice.
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Jun 29, 2010 |
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Targeting flight-or-fight hormone response to combat heart failure
We've all experienced the strong heartbeat that accompanies emotions such as fear and rage. But can the body's natural response to these emotions be used to combat heart failure? Results of a study published online today ...
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Jun 24, 2010 |
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Particulate air pollution affects heart health
Breathing polluted air increases stress on the heart's regulation capacity, up to six hours after inhalation of combustion-related small particles called PM2.5, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.
May 19, 2010 |
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Transplanted adult stem cells provide lasting help to injured hearts
Human adult stem cells injected around the damage caused by a heart attack survived in the heart and improved its pumping efficiency for a year in a mouse model, researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center ...
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May 10, 2010 |
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Heart protects itself from fat
When you eat a fatty meal, a certain mechanism is activated in the heart, which prevents dangerous substances from being deposited in the heart muscle. This is one of the findings of research carried out at Wageningen University, ...
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Apr 13, 2010 |
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Gene therapy boosts recovery from heart attack
(PhysOrg.com) -- Gene therapy could be an effective way to improve survival rates among heart attack patients, new research by academics at the University of Bristol suggests.
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Apr 01, 2010 |
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Old antidepressant offers promise in treating heart failure
A team of Johns Hopkins and other researchers have found in animal experiments that an antidepressant developed over 40 years ago can blunt and even reverse the muscle enlargement and weakened pumping function associated ...
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Jan 07, 2010 |
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Carvedilol shown to have unique characteristics among beta blockers
In a new study, researchers report that a class of heart medications called beta-blockers can have a helpful, or harmful, effect on the heart, depending on their molecular activity.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Nov 20, 2009 |
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